Apparel-corset.



Patme g SHEETS-SHEET 1 D. KOPS.

APPAREL CORSET. APPLICATION FILED 00T.19, 1909.

Patented Jan. 11,1910. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

EMMA H n b To all'wiio'rh it may concern:

UNITED rAT r OFFICE.-

DANIEL KOPS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPAREL-CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJan. 11, 1910.

Application filed October 19, 1909. Serial No, 523,404.

Be it known that I, DANIEL KoPs, a citi zen of the United States, residing in the .provement in Apparel-Corsets, following is a specification.

borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Imof which the The device of my present invention bears a close relation to the devices shown and described in the following Letters Patent heretofore granted to me #798,967, September 5, 1905, #898,749, grantedSeptember l5,

' 1908, #914,732, granted March9, 1909, and

#928,669, granted July 20, 1909; the devices of my invention aiming to more perfectly carry outthe objects sought. by the devices of the said patents, with particular reference to women withstout figures.

The latest fashion and substantial require.- mentin apparel corsets, particularly those adapted for use in stout figures, are to inclosethe figurebelow the depth or lower edge of a corset of usual construction so as to'obviate the protuberant tendency of the flesh particularly in a standing posture and to-cause the 'fit' of outer garments to' he low the corset, having the double function smooth and unwrinkled, presenting grace ful, tapering lines.

the device of my present invention there are adjacent parts in use all under tension which in their combined action and relations under the tension of hose supporters, pull directly .down upon the corset, at an inclination over the abdomen, downwardover the abdofnen and around the figure beof flattening over the abdomen and supporting or holding up under the same; the latter with a yielding tension having a reducing tendency.

In carrying out my invention, I prefer to employsuch inclined tapering and adjustable straps'and their skirt extensions as are shown anddescribed in my Letters Patent #798,967 and #928,669, hereinbefore referred'to. I-ii this improvement I make the corset very much longer at the front over the abdomen than usual; also using longer steels, but I do'not raise the corset on-the bosom over the usual lowcut form. 1 I employ at the lower edge ofthe corset at each-side'of the front steels, elastic straps preferably inclined connected to the corset at their distant'ends to or substantially to- 'the lines of union of the inclined tapering and tdwstable straps to the corset body, and

the adjacent ends of these elastic straps may i elastici'straps tapering so that their wider ends come together at the front and their narrow ends come at the points of attachment to the corset.

The linesof tension of these elastic straps, furthermore, preferably come below the lines. of tension of the in- I clined tapering straps so that the function of the elastic straps iscreated along the lines which are below theholding-in lines oftension of the inclined tapering straps.

, Hose supporters'ar'e connected to the ad jacent, connecting ends of the elastic, straps and other ho-se'supporters are conhected to ,the skirt extension ends of the inclined tapering straps, consequently there are separate lines of inclined tension and downward lines of tension as the result of the hose supporters at the frontof the corset, to the corset-and to the elastic straps, and other.-

lines of downward tension pulling upon the inclined tapering straps in lines which are substantially parallel but spaced apart from the central lines of tension of the first aforesaid hose supporters, all of which is shown in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described in the specification;

In the drawing, Figure 1' is an elevation at the lower portion of my improved corset showing one of the inclined tapering straps and its skirt extension turned to one side. Fig. 2 1n larger size shows an elevation of the immedlate central and lower portion of this corset asxlaid out flat. Fig. 3 in larger,

size is a section approximately on the dotted line 00, w, of-Fig.-21 FigQl 1s a substantial yertical section on the; dotted line 4 3 ,of Fig.02. Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view rep. resenting the general relation of the features of my improvement to the human fig- 'ureso as to illustrate more perfectly the 0 functions performed thereby, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of the'elast-ic. straps separate as hereinafter described. v

In Figs. 1 and 2 ofthed'rawings, a a

of as in my Patent #998,669.

- longer than they have been heretofore emdimensions.

' are provid front gores and d the two eyelets of each tab'with the said posts. 55

through the tab ends i hers preferably of wire are securely fasrepresent the fabric body of the halves of the corset. b b the front steels provided with usual fastening devices. 0 are the usual usual bone pockets shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. e represents' the inclined tapering straps and f the skirt extensions or prolongations there- As also shown in the said patent, 2 are eyelets in the free ends of the straps and 3 are posts secured in the frontsteels of the corset and adapted in the adjustable relation of the straps to engage any one of the eyelets. g [1 represent skirt extensions also siniilar to those shown in my Patent #928,669; 4 representing an approximate imaginary line of division between the corset body and the skirt extension; said skirt extension in practice being from four to fourand a half inches in depth. The lower forward ends of the skirt extensions 9 h are secured to the lower ends of the skirt extensions f of the straps e by lines of sewing which also connect the said parts of the hose supporter straps m m. Other hose supporter straps Z Z are connected to the lower end of the fabric body of the corset directly below the front steels. i

As hereinbefore stated, the steels in the' corset of my invention are very much ployed, so that the corset of my improvement comes low on the figure over the abdomen and the lower edges of the gores c are curved upward as shown by the dotted lines Fig. 2; and in the corset of my pres ent invention, I employ inclined elastic straps 2' A: which are preferably tapering. The respective distant ends are preferably provided with tab forms of fabric and the said ends at 5 are connected with the corset at the union of the inclined tapering straps 6 with the body a and the adjacent ends of the straps 2' is which come over the corset steels are also preferably provided with'tab ends 2' is" of fabric, which are of appreciable The fabric body of the corset is continued quite appreciably below the lower ends of the front steels b.

'The upper portions of the tab ends 2' k adjacent to these eyelets with posts 7; thus providing an adjustable relation with \the I provide, rivets 8in pairs which pass 10 near their lower parts or below the-center and through the fabric body of the corset, and hook mem- .tened in place by these rivets. These hook members 2' are interlocking and help to hold from fraying in use.

ed with eyelets 6 and the steels together not onty the adja'cent tab ends 2' a but the adjacent ends of the: corset at the i front portions below the steels. These tab ends are also connected to the lower ends.

of the corset body below the front steels by the lines of sewing l0 which comev at the upper ends of the hose supporter straps Z Z and also assist in securing said hose supporter straps-to the fabric body of the corset.

The inclined elastic straps i are preferably tapered and the taper is preferably quite pronounced. These straps may be of plain elastic or they may preferably be of elastic portions with non-elastic end portions as shown and described in the re-issued Letters Patent granted to .Kops Bros. as the assignees of Samuel Kops, the one dated May 25th, 1909, and numbered 12962 and the other dated June 8th, 1909, and numbered 12972.

Fig. 1 illustrates the straps 2' is as. made of usual elastic with tab ends. Fig. 2 illus trates the straps i is of elastic and non-elastic parts as per said re-issued patents, while Fig. 6 illustratesone of the said strapstas made without tab ends and entirely of an elastic part 16 and non-elastic parts 17,18,

the ends 17 18 being non-elastic: the narrower end to be sewed to the corset and the wider end to receive the eye-lets 6 and the rivets 8 which secure one of the hook members thereto. I prefer to bind this wide non-elastic end with a tape to keep the same In Fig. 1 I have shown a dotted line 11, a dotted line 12 at substantially right angles thereto, another dotted line 13 and still an-' other dotted line 14. The dotted lines 11 and 12 indicate the lines of tension of the inclined tapering straps c and skirt extensions f in connection with the hose supporter straps m. The dotted line 13 represents the line of tension of the inclined elastic straps i is as between their place of union at the connection 5 to the corset body and the point of connection of their forward ends to one another and to the corset, and the vertical dotted line 14 represents the downward pull or tension of the hose-supporter straps l in a substantially vertical direction; the dotted line 12 also being the downward line pull or tension as against the line'il drawn through the sides of the corset over the figure and the fastening. hook 3, and the dotted line 15 in Fig. 5 diagrammatically rcpresents a body line of section to show the fit of the corset and the parts connected there with also in illustration of the functions of the parts.

From the foregoing description, the illustration and the dotted lines of tension, it will be apparent that there are separate and independent downward pulling lines of tension as the result of the connection of hose supporters, and also that there are separate and independent inclined lines' of tension pulling around the corset: over theabdomen; that the line of tension 13 indicates the effect together with the positionshown in Fig. 5

of; the elastic member, the tension of which 7 demonstrate an abdominal support or holding-up function while the line of tension 11 of the inclined tapering strap members also indicates an abdominal compression or holding function above that produced by the inclined elastic member and certain tension coupled with the substantially vertical lines of tension .12 and 14 indicate a further effect of flattening of said lines of tension, conspiring for the production of a supporting function and flattening front effect.

I claim as my invention:

1. An apparel corset combining with the fabric body halves thereof, strap members in independent pairs across the lower front portion of thecorset disconnected from each other from their places of attachment to'the :cprset and adapted for separate lines of .ten-

" places of union with the corset and both pairs adapted for separate lines of tensionhavlng simultaneous supporting and flatten.- ing functions, and hose supporter devices in pairs connected thereto and adapted for separate downward lines-of tension having supporting flattening functions.

In an apparel corset,1the conibination .-.-'ith the fabric body halves, of inclined elastic straps overlying the lower edge of the co'rset at the front, at their distant ends connected to the corset body, means for removably connecting parts of their juxtaposed ends andvfor adjustably connecting other parts of their ends.

' "i. In an apparel corset, the combination with the fabric body halves, of inclinedelastic straps overlying the lower edge of the corset at the front, at their distant ends connected to the corset body, means for connecting their juxtaposed ends, means for suitably securing the lower portions of said ends to thefabric body. below the sleels, means for adjustably connecting the upper partof said ends to the corset and means for applying a downward tension to the said straps at their place of connection.

5. In an-apparel corset, the combination with the fabric body halves and long steels,

of inclined elastic straps adjacent to the lower edge of the corset at the front, at their distant ends connected to the corset body,

means for connecting together their juxtaposed ends, means for adjustably con-- necting said ends to the corset body, means forapplying a downward tension to thesaid straps at their places of connection, inclined tapering non-elastic straps with dependin skirt extensions, the latter straps secured along distant ends to the fabric body of the corset and occupying, a position higher up on the corset than the elastic straps, means at the free ends of said inclined taperin straps for connecting thesame in an a justable relation to the corset at the front steels and means connected to the lower ends of the skirt extensions for applying. a down ward pull and tension. 4

Signed by me this 15th day. of October,- 1909. a 4 '5 DANIEL KOPS. Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINoKNEY, E. ZACHARIASENK 

